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Promise of Blood

McClellan, Brian
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fantasy political fantasy with urban fantasy elements past tense third limited POV ~651 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive chaotic moral ambiguity

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 72
sparsedense
Pacing 65
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 55
externalintrospective
Ending 15
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count162,646
Page count~651 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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